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Job Opportunity: AI and Geospatial Developer for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) at the University of Chicago invites applications for a one-year funded position focused on developing Geospatial AI applications for archaeology, history, and cultural heritage. This is a unique opportunity to join an ambitious project at the University of Chicago that aims to transform how archaeology and historical researchers use archival satellite imagery and geospatial data for knowledge production on human-environment history.

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Praise for ISAC Nubian Expedition publication Beads from Excavations

Nubian Expedition volume 11, Beads from Excavations, by Joanna Then-Obłuska, has been called "magnificent" and "comprehensive" in a recent review, highlighting its ground-breaking contributions.

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LAMINE 4 Wins the Mediterranean Seminar’s 2025 Prize for Best Edition and Translation

ISAC Publications is pleased to announce that a monograph published last year in ISAC’s Late Antique and Medieval Islamic Near East (LAMINE) series, An Armenian Futūḥ Narrative, recently won the Mediterranean Seminar’s 2025 Prize for Best Edition and Translation.

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Now Available: ISACS 15. Outward Appearance versus Inward Significance

The ISAC Publications department announces that ISACS 15, Outward Appearance versus Inward Significance: Addressing Identities through Attire in the Ancient World, edited by Aleksandra Hallmann is now available for purchase and download.

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